CmdrGraves

Nepal is an outlier when it comes to flag shape, as it stands out from the norm (rather "two triangles stacked on top of each other") since according to them: the flag represents Himalaya Mountains & both religions: Hinduism & Buddhism, also the red triangular flag has been a Hindu symbol of victory since the writing of Ramayana and Mahabharata.

That is in contrast to most countries flags as a majority are rectangular in their shape (no matter where from USA, UK, Canada, Japan, Germany, Poland, etc.). I mean, why are most flags rectangle by default rather than being unique on using another shape? I mean, Nepal is the only country where a flag is designed from another shape that differs from a rectangle.

Commonly heard in the crime genre that involves money laundering, as most would hide their stash over there either in actual cash or digital monetary transfers. It's only an island nation within the Caribbean, the thing is: why is it treated like a Swiss Bank of some sort? As in, either elites or those on the run would hide their funds in Cayman Islands.

Have you recieved a summons (letter) either from your municpality or another in which you’re selected to be a juror (If so, what is the process like?). You show up to the courts and assigned a number along with being asked about occupation, status, etc. but is the probability even that high on becoming part of the 12 jurors? Also, is it considered a criminal offense for failing to appear?

I know that Japan actually has both, known as torisashi (raw chicken) & basashi (raw horse) but remain niche and not commonly eaten. However, are you on board of eating horse meat as sashimi or even weirder: raw chicken as sashimi. But, are restaurants in Western nations even allowed to openly advertise horse meat on their menu?

So, if one opened a Japanese restaurant or conveyor belt sushi chain where raw chicken were to be disclosed as a menu item, will that place stay open or be shut down on day one? What would people think if raw horse meat was available as sashimi? Although horse meat is lean, not common as let's say pork or beef when sold at supermarkets.

I know nowadays that doesn't matter as much due to most DVD players or disc drives being region free, but I recall the time when I was younger in the late 90's to early 2000's most discs were region locked based on where you bought a copy (basically the same as buying a Japanese N64 cartridge versus an US one) meaning they won't work when in another country.

For instance: I've purchased the first 2 home alone movies in Japan during my trip back then when they're re-released on DVD (encoded as NTSC) while I come from a country where most discs by default are PAL so they didn't work on my normal DVD player, having to purchase a multi region DVD player just to watch them. (This was before streaming sites).

Apparently in Japan, their Apple Stores just display all their devices without any security tags on them since it’s built within a trust system where an individual is expected to not shoplift (due to shaming culture) as public face and reputation matters to them along with heaps of CCTV and stricter laws. However, try doing the same thing in New York or Seattle and see what happens…